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Firm Foundations
What are the most replicated findings in psychological science? Researchers offer their picks.
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HOW CHILDHOOD TRAUMA ADVERSELY AFFECTS DECISION-MAKING
Punishment—or the threat of it—is generally considered an effective way to shape human behavior; it is, after all, the foundation of our criminal justice system. But what if there’s a subset of the population for
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring action-specific perception, intuitive judgments about the limits of science, and group reputation and prosocial behavior in children.
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Spanking Linked to Increase in Children’s Behavior Problems
Spanking at age 5 is associated with increased behavior problems 1 and 3 years later — an increase that cannot be attributed to characteristics of the child or the family environment
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Kids, Would You Please Start Fighting?
When Wilbur and Orville Wright finished their flight at Kitty Hawk, Americans celebrated the brotherly bond. The brothers had grown up playing together, they had been in the newspaper business together, they had built an
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of new research articles exploring the role of memory in PTSD and depression, effects of a negative parenting intervention on children’s ADHD symptoms, and conceptualizing mechanisms of change in different kinds of therapy.
